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#DCA0FF closest to Lilac

#DCA0FF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 62.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(220, 160, 255)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 100% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DCA0FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.52:1.

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Variations of #DCA0FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DCA0FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DCA0FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCA0FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9DB9FC
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8FB4FF
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8B0FF
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DB9FC
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3B1FD
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9ADC4
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCA6E6
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1B2CC

#DCA0FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.00:1 Very poor#DCA0FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.52:1 Very good#DCA0FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCA0FF in CSS

/* Lilac */
.color { color: #DCA0FF; }
.background { background-color: #DCA0FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCA0FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 160 255);
color: hsl(278 100% 81%);
color: oklch(0.796 0.144 312.4);

#DCA0FF FAQ

What color is #DCA0FF?

#DCA0FF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DCA0FF?

#DCA0FF is rgb(220, 160, 255) in RGB, hsl(278, 100%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCA0FF?

The complementary color of #DCA0FF is #C3FFA0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCA0FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCA0FF: 10.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCA0FF a warm or cool color?

#DCA0FF is a cool color.